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Infection Control & Reprocessing โ€“ Dental (HLTH-3059)

Fanshawe College (Ontario, Canada)

Canadian college continuing-education course on infection prevention and instrument reprocessing standards in the dental setting, including documentation and monitoring requirements.

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Ethics in Dentistry: Part I โ€“ Principles and Values

Dentalcare (Crest + Oral-B, Procter & Gamble) ยท ~2 h

Introductory ethics course covering the core principles and values that underpin professional decision-making in dentistry, including patient autonomy and informed consent. Useful as self-directed ethics CPD for Canadian dentists.

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Fundamentals of Cariology

The University of Hong Kong (HKUx) on edX

A university-level course on the aetiology, diagnosis and evidence-based prevention and management of dental caries. Audit access is free, with a paid verified certificate option for CPD documentation.

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Mouth Care Matters

FutureLearn

Practical training on delivering and supporting oral care for dependent, hospitalised and older patients, including assessment and daily mouth care protocols. Relevant to dentists working with long-term care and geriatric populations.

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Risk Management and Record Keeping

Dentaltown Online CE (with Jeff Tonner) ยท ~1 h

A dental-law focused CE session on how thorough charting and documentation protect practitioners, covering consent notes, chart entries and common risk-management pitfalls.

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Frontiers in Dentistry

University of Pennsylvania (Penn Dental Medicine) on Coursera

A Penn Dental Medicine course surveying emerging science and innovation shaping contemporary dental practice, including advances in materials, technology and oral-systemic health. Suitable as self-directed CPD reading/study for practising dentists.

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Legal Documentation and Record Keeping

Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine โ€“ Continuing Educat

University-run CE course on the legal dimensions of dental charting, informed consent documentation and record retention. Suitable as self-directed professional-practice CPD.

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Introduction to Dental Medicine

University of Pennsylvania (Penn Dental Medicine) on Coursera

An overview of core dental medicine concepts covering oral anatomy, common oral diseases and their management within general health care. A useful refresher and framework for self-directed CPD study.

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Dental Records: Best Practices for Information Management and Retention

Dentalcare (Crest + Oral-B, Procter & Gamble) ยท ~2 h

Covers what belongs in a complete dental record, documentation standards, retention periods and privacy/information-management practices. Directly relevant to record-keeping expectations of Canadian dental regulators.

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Provincial cycles โ€” commonly 2 or 3 years
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Provincial colleges require continuing-education points per cycle โ€” commonly in the range of 60โ€“90 points per three-year cycle โ€” with category minimums and core requirements varying by province.
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Several colleges require ethics/jurisprudence content within each cycle.
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